President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday stated that politics was an avenue to serve the public rather than an opportunity to amass wealth overnight to the detriment of the ordinary people.

According to a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President stated this while congratulating a former civilian governor of the old Kaduna state, Alhaji Balarabe Musa who recently clocked 81.

“The President urged other politicians and younger citizens in particular to emulate Alhaji Musa’s virtuous life of integrity, selflessness and patriotism in order to make Nigeria achieve progress.

“The President said politics is a public service and not an opportunity to amass wealth overnight at the expense of the ordinary people or the voters,” the statement read.

Describing Musa as a man of unassailable integrity and untainted record of public service, President Buhari stressed that Musa’s reputation could not be questioned by even his enemies as he avoided any conduct that was associated with corruption and dishonour.